Article by Roland Cilliers, Burlington Post If your looking for that Afghan Kush the local retailers have your back. Cannabis and cannabis accessories are legally still available through Burlington stores. Despite some early confusion around the provincial government’s COVID-19 essential services list, cannabis retailers are now temporarily able to sell their product through a curbside or delivery model. Supporters argue ...

Article by Michelle Ruby, Brantford Expositor Three applications have been made for proposed cannabis retail stores in Brantford. If approved, they would be the first in the city. According to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, two applications are “in progress,” which means the commission has received the application and the process is underway. Those applications are for Tokyo ...

Article by Tom Morrison, Chatham This Week Residents have until Saturday to provide comments on the proposed location of Chatham’s first potential legal cannabis store. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario lists a store called Herbologi at 138 King St. W. as reaching the “public notice” phase of the application process. This means the AGCO is accepting written submissions ...

Article by Jon Willing, Ottawa Citizen The Ontario government shouldn’t allow weed lounges to open because society needs more time to gauge the impact of the federal cannabis legalization, Ottawa’s public health unit says. In a response to a provincial government request for comment on the potential to allow cannabis consumption establishments, medical officer of health Vera Etches wrote that ...

Article by Josh Pringle, CTV News Stash & Co. is aiming to deliver your cannabis order in 20 minutes or less. The privately owned cannabis store on Bank Street in Centretown has announced the launch of an online payment and contactless bike delivery service. In a statement, Stash & Co. says customers can order dried flower, pre-rolls and edibles online ...

Article by Justin Liew , Motley Fool Canopy Growth’s (TSX:WEED)(NYSE:CGC) stock price lagged behind in March by 5.7%. This was followed by the company laying off 500 workers, as it was deemed a “non-essential” business in major provinces of the country. The layoff was a result of the marijuana giant having to shut down 23 of its stores in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Newfoundland ...

Article by Benzinga High Tide Inc. (“High Tide” or the “Company”) (CSE:HITI) (OTCQB:HITIF) (FRA:2LY), an Alberta-based, retail-focused cannabis corporation enhanced by the manufacturing and wholesale distribution of smoking accessories and cannabis lifestyle products, is pleased to announce that the Canna Cabana retail cannabis stores in Hamilton, Sudbury and Toronto (the “Ontario Stores”) have re-opened in compliance with the Province’s permissible scope of operations. The Hamilton location re-opened on April ...

Article by Dana Roberts, CTV News Less than a week after being shut down by the provincial government, Sudbury’s two legal cannabis retailers are once again open for business. Last week, the Ford government released an updated list of businesses considered essential and cannabis stores did not make the cut. They were forced to close by midnight on April 4. ...

Article by Kristine Owram, Bloomberg News Several cannabis companies are set to run out of cash in the next few months as capital markets grind to a standstill. An analysis of 33 firms tracked by trade publication Marijuana Business Daily found that eight don’t have enough funding to last more than 10 months. It looked at the companies’ operating cash ...

Article by Bart Schaneman, Marijuana Business Daily Cannabis companies are entering a new normal as the coronavirus pandemic puts stress on every sector of business, fundamentally altering the industry in possibly permanent ways. The COVID-19 outbreak has exacerbated fault lines in the rapidly evolving market and led to number of new outcomes, including: Retailers adapting to changing consumer behavior by offering delivery, curbside ...